The PCF World Forum is a joint platform set up to foster and facilitate dialogue between international initiatives on how to assess, reduce and communicate the impact of goods and services on the climate.
With more than 150 visitors from 20 countries and the most relevant initiatives on Product Carbon Footprinting and Carbon Labelling, the 1st PCF World Summit 2009 on 26-27 February in Berlin attracted interest and commitment from a broad range of stakeholders. Parts of the conference were followed by an additional 12,000 online viewers via the live stream of the summit.
The consumption of goods and services indirectly contributes to a large share of worldwide GHG emissions. Solutions are needed to help companies manage and communicate the impact of their products on the climate and environment in general. They are also needed to provide consumers with information on a product’s climate impact to help them make climate-conscious purchase decisions.
A growing number of initiatives in different countries are addressing this issue by developing standards for assessing carbon footprints and the overall environmental performance of goods and services.
Working towards a global standard has become a matter of urgency. The summit marks a unique opportunity to take account of recent developments and future prospects in international harmonisation.
Over 600 representatives of business, retail, government, research, NGOs from over 35 countries attended at the last PCF WORLD SUMMITs since 2009.
